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Plasma Sources marks its 5th release with Cortical’s debut EP, Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes. Pulling from both the extreme fringes of experimental music and the minimalistic tendencies of the UK bass continuum, the duo’s much-awaited first release acts as the locus point between dance floor sensibility and sonic exploration in its most immersive, visceral sense. 

Cortical are world builders first and foremost. With backgrounds rooted as much in the visual arts as audio, the duo’s live AV show has already garnered critical acclaim after standout performances at Sonár and Lunchmeat. Coupling this with their list of past collaborators - which includes the likes of Holly Herndon, Arca and Skrillex - and it becomes easy to see why there’s so much hype around Cortical right now. Indeed, this EP is the culmination of months of building excitement amongst those in the know, as fragments of raw footage captured from Cortical’s shows begin to amass on social media. 

Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes itself feels like the auditory equivalent of a fragmentary existence forming, fragmenting and reforming again. Noise and distortion act as integral threads throughout the EP, but on Telúrica, they takes centre stage. Brittle percussive calls give way to a thick wall of bass-laden, cinematic viscerality which hits the listener almost as hard as the ensuing rhythmic carnage which erupts halfway through. 
Mortar, immediately fires away into more rhythmic madness, as elements of dubstep, metal and grime coalesce into blasted kick patterns which sound like the contractions of an eldritch machine’s digestive tract. Noise-tainted bass tones take over, tearing in and out of reality as Mortar progresses into deeper territory.

Up next, Shiny Surgery provides a respite, with electro-tinged drippings of lasers and wet gloops lifting the listener into a more sanitised and lighter space than its predecessors. Cortical’s extreme musical influences are still at play here with their signature eroded bass weight and splintered percussion on display, but in a more restrained sense. As the halfway point comes in, so too does the most introspective section of Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes, as cinematic floating pads de-sterilise the space. 

Finishing things up is the namesake of the EP and arguably the most anthemetic listen of the release. Demented vocal chants call out across a disintegrating claustrophobic space, before grime kicks and fragmented breakbeat loops explode into existence, demanding full dance floor attention.

Cortical - Mortar

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Dawn 2024

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Exploited Body - Helix / Unravel

Exploited Body takes it back to the club with their latest two-track offering 'Helix / Unravel' - a pairing, that meshes the intensity you've come to expect, with newfound high-speed break experimentations.

'Helix' is a spiralling fever dream, with drums of tungsten skitter through the blaring sirens and posessed screeches, showing no signs of slowing down. 'Unravel' is deliverance, release. Incorporeal voices echo through the cracks of the ferocious drums, eventually submitting to the soaring, euphoric synths signalling the escape from the cycle.

’Helix / Unravel’ is out now via Changeless!

Written, produced, mixed & mastered by Nori Kin.
Artwork by Jesse Draxler & Nori Kin.

@exploitedbody


Exploited Body -  Unravel

"I pick my eyes from the viscous soil and glare into the atmosphere. I see battling cumulonimbus. The mountains fade, and the land becomes sea and fog."

For our second compilation ( following the BR only calmaria.xyz ), we invite a stellar cast of fringe sound artists and visionary music producers from around the globe to bend technique and language in the pursuit of unforgettable music.

After crafting new landscapes in the multidisciplinary compilation Calmaria, Caudal continues Acta’s exploration of the phenomena that forge unknown worlds and bring forth new life. We are drawn deeper into even stranger terrains. All is unseen and all is unheard. The weather is relentless and unpredictable.

Art by Yan Higa
DOP Tize Salati

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Phantom Haze - Rage Trap Beat

g jones tribute
distortion
3/6

@iamroxas
@klahrk

angst

One year after his debut EP on Sidechains, UK based producer Ship Sket delivers two poisonous hard grime tracks, harnessing massacred beats and sharp melodies. Bamboo Torture is a double combo EP with a collaboration from producer Akua, presenting two wrathful yet groovy weapons to destroy the dance-floor.

https://heel.zone/#HD.013

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@akuamakesmusic

SHIP SKET & AKUA - BAMBOO TORTURE

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